Fuel up for kickoff with 4 game day snacks that score big on flavor! 🙌 🏈
Ingredients
1. Football cheese ball
16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature (two 8-ounce packages)
3 tablespoons bottled ranch dressing
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons chopped chives divided
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese finely shredded
12 ounces center-cut bacon, cooked & crumbled, divided (this will yield about ¾ cup bacon crumbles)
1 cup walnuts finely chopped
2 slices white cheddar cheese, from the deli and sliced thin
butter crackers like Ritz brand, to serve with
2. Texas Twinkies
12 large-sized fresh jalapenos
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup pepper jack cheese, freshly shredded
12 ounces chopped smoked beef brisket, home smoked or store bought
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
24 ounces thick cut bacon
Rounded toothpicks, to secure the bacon
¾ cup sweet and tangy barbeque sauce, your favorite brand (I used Sweet Baby Ray's)
3. Puffy Tacos
1 pound lean ground beef
½ cup sweet yellow onion finely diced
1 ounce mild taco seasoning
10 ounces Rotel mild diced tomatoes and green chiles (or generic version), do not drain
17.3 ounces puff pastry
1¼ cup shredded cheese, fiesta blend of finely
4. Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders
1 pound ground beef crumbled
1 teaspoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon dried onion flakes
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 ounces cream cheese cut into small cubes
½ cup barbecue sauce
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 to 2 packages Hawaiian rolls may not use all; I used 1½ packages to fill a 9×13
2 cups cheddar cheese grated
1 pound bacon cooked and crumbled
½ cup salted butter melted
1 to 2 tablespoons sesame seeds